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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1910
Page
3
In Bloomington Indiana Justice Bailey holds a court of inquiry over a spring vacation prank at a University of Indiana chapter house. Mischievous rah rah boys wore pajamas, held a slumber party, and left unseen as co-ed authorities and faculty scramble to identify the culprits. No arrests made.
Police ended an eight month inquiry into a mystery shooting in Elwood Indiana. They still seek the victim believed to be Hungarian whom J J Swaney a self described detective for tin plate mills shot during a November quarrel over a card game. No record of the victim's arrival in Indianapolis or death has been found and the car owner remains unknown.
R Bernard Korbly, Seventh district Democratic chairman of Indianapolis, urged the Commercial club and President Mills of Hanover to invite the Indianapolis Automobile club to visit Madison. The club has about 600 members. trips typically include 50 to 70 automobiles, promising a boost for Madison and potential benefit to Hanover College.
Special to The Sun reports Henry Bruner a carpenter at Terre Haute Indiana dug a hole between railroad rails south of the city lined it with paper and threw himself onto the approaching train. His head was severed and fell into the paper lined hole. Bruner was described as a neat man and the act is believed to come from despondency after a lengthy agree.
Mothers in Huntington Indiana protest high school fraternities after three graduates appeared drunk at a fraternity house during the seniors’ graduation. The incident highlights parental backlash as a movement grows to ban fraternity membership for high school students.
Deputy coroner Wittame on a bicycle overtakes the runaway interurban car in Brazil Indiana and applies the air brakes after the crew left it to eat. The vehicle escaped from the hillside and crossed two railroad tracks as bystanders pursued it with a grocery wagon.
Oklahoma City won the drive to move the capital, Governor Haskell leading the charge. An injunction blocked the move from Guthrie as Haskell seized the state seal and relocated offices. Governor’s daughter Jane faced jeers in Guthrie before fleeing back to Oklahoma City.
Dopetown Indiana declares itself off the map and offers a 200000 purse for the Jeffries Johnson bout. Local boosters pledge funds and odd donations while editor Biffom jokes about training quarters and punctuation for the jabs.
In Brazil Indiana on a city street two well known sisters in law Mrs. Bolin and Mrs. Brill fought before about 2000 spectators over who should care for Mrs Bolin's mother. Mrs Bolin struck Brill in the face and knocked her through a plate glass window valued at 175 dollars.
In Kokomo Indiana on June 20 Dowdbs 17 was jailed for ten days after refusing to sign a pledge. He told the court he had been drinking for several days, startling the judge with his admission.
The Clay Products company raised wages after a weekend verbal agreement with about 20 workers. The minimum adult scale rises by 20 cents per day under the new plan, with all workers earning proportionally more than before. More raises are expected to follow as other workers come in line.
Anderson Indiana June 20 after repeated arrests for intoxication John Bricker was deemed to need a drink cure sanitarium at city expense following a decade of convictions and imprisonments.
Evansville Ind June 20 Charles Vv Gottman a druggist is charged with having sold liquor on Sunday in a case reported from the city authorities. The brief notice states Gottman faces the charge and provides limited details of the incident.
Milton Leavell of Decatur and Fred Piepenbrink of Fort Wayne are arranging a wireless system installation. Piepenbrink has experimented in Fort Wayne and achieved a successful link between his house and a nearby residence, several blocks away.
Louisville police report Joseph Wendling, a suspect in the Alma Kellner murder, is believed caught in Texas after a Texas governor’s requisition was issued on Monday to Governor Wilson.
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